EP0728914B1 - Outil de cimentation pour puits - Google Patents

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EP0728914B1
EP0728914B1 EP96300800A EP96300800A EP0728914B1 EP 0728914 B1 EP0728914 B1 EP 0728914B1 EP 96300800 A EP96300800 A EP 96300800A EP 96300800 A EP96300800 A EP 96300800A EP 0728914 B1 EP0728914 B1 EP 0728914B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/10—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
    • E21B33/13—Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices or the like
    • E21B33/14—Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices or the like for cementing casings into boreholes
    • E21B33/146—Stage cementing, i.e. discharging cement from casing at different levels
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/10—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
    • E21B33/12—Packers; Plugs
    • E21B33/127—Packers; Plugs with inflatable sleeve
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
    • E21B34/06—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells
    • E21B34/063—Valve or closure with destructible element, e.g. frangible disc
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
    • E21B34/06—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells
    • E21B34/14—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by movement of tools, e.g. sleeve valves operated by pistons or wire line tools
    • E21B34/142—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells operated by movement of tools, e.g. sleeve valves operated by pistons or wire line tools unsupported or free-falling elements, e.g. balls, plugs, darts or pistons

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  • This invention relates to a cementing tool apparatus for use in downhole cementing of well casing. More particularly, the invention relates to a stage cementer with an integral packer and an improved means for retaining internal seats therein.
  • oil well cementing is the process of mixing a cement-water slurry and pumping it down through steel casing to critical points located in the annulus around the casing, in the open hole below, or in fractured formations.
  • Cementing a well protects possible production zones behind the casing wall against salt water flow and protects the casing against corrosion from subsurface mineral waters and electrolysis from outside. Cementing also eliminates the danger of fresh drinking water and recreational water supply strata from being contaminated by oil or salt water flow through the borehole from formations containing these substances. It further prevents oil well blowouts and fires caused by high pressure gas zones behind the casing and prevents collapse of the casing from high external pressures which can build up underground.
  • a cementing operation for protection against the above-described downhole condition is called primary cementing.
  • Secondary cementing includes the cementing processes used in a well during its productive life, such as remedial cementing and repairs to existing cemented areas.
  • the present invention is generally useful in both primary and secondary or remedial cementing. In the early days of oilfield production, when wells were all relatively shallow, cementing was accomplished by flowing the cement slurry down the casing and back up the outside of the casing in the annulus between the casing and the borehole wall.
  • Multiple stage cementing is achieved by placing cementing tools, which are primary valved ports, in the casing or between joints of casing at one or more locations in the borehole; flowing cement through the bottom of the casing, up the annulus to the lowest cementing tool in the well; closing off the bottom and opening the cementing tool; and then flowing cement through the cementing tool up the annulus to the upper stage, and repeating this process until all of the stage of cementing are completed.
  • cementing tools which are primary valved ports
  • Some prior art cementing tools used for multi-stage cementing have two internal sleeves, both of which are shear-pinned initially in an upper position, closing the cementing ports in the tool.
  • a plug is flowed down the casing and seated on the lower valve. Fluid pressure is then increased in the casing until sufficient force is developed on the plug and sleeve to shear the shear pins and move the lower sleeve to the position uncovering the cementing ports. Cement is then flowed down the casing and out the ports into the annulus.
  • another plug is placed in the casing behind the cement and flowed down the casing to seat on the upper valve.
  • Jessup et al. U. S. Patent No. 4,246,968 discloses a device similar to that of the Baker '556 patent, except it has added a protective sleeve which covers some of the internal areas of the tool which are otherwise exposed when the internal sleeve is moved downwardly to close the port. This protective sleeve prevents other tools, which may be later run through the cementing tool, from hanging up on the inner bore of the cementing tool.
  • closure sleeve outside the housing of the tool.
  • One such line of tools is distributed by the Bakerline Division of Baker Oil Tools, Inc., known as the Bakerline Model "J” and Model “G” stage cementing collars.
  • These closure sleeves have a differential area defined thereon and are hydraulically actuated in response to internal casing pressure which is communicated with the sleeves by movement of an internal operating sleeve to uncover a fluid pressure communication port.
  • An external sleeve cementing tool which uses a mechanical inner locking means between an inner operating sleeve and an outer closure sleeve is disclosed in Giroux et al. U. S. Patent No. 5,038,862, assigned to the assignee of the present invention.
  • This external sleeve cementing tool is particularly useful in completing stage cementing of slim hole oil and gas wells.
  • Slim hole completions involve using casing inside relative small hole sizes to reduce the cost of drilling the well. In other words, the well annulus between the borehole and the casing is relatively small.
  • cementing applications which necessitate the sealing off of the annulus between the casing string and the wall of the borehole and one or more positions along the length of the casing string.
  • An example of such an application is when it is desired to achieve cementing between a high pressure gas zone and a lost circulation zone penetrated by the borehole.
  • Another application is when it is desired to achieve cementing above a lost circulation zone penetrated by the borehole.
  • a third application occurs when the formation pressure of an intermediate zone penetrated by the borehole is greater than the hydrostatic head of the cement to be placed in the annulus thereabove.
  • Still another application occurs when a second stage of cement is to be placed at a distant point up the hole from the top of the first stage of cement, and a packer is required to further support the cement column in the annulus.
  • a further example of an application for employment of the cementing packer occurs when it is desired to achieve full hole cementing of slotted or perforated liners.
  • an example of such an inflation packer for cementing is the multi-stage inflatable packer disclosed in Baker U. S. Patent No. 3,948,322, assigned to the assignee of the present invention.
  • an open plug is dropped into the casing string and pumped down to actuate an opening sleeve to allow inflation of the packer element.
  • a back check valve prevents the packer from deflating.
  • additional pressure is applied which moves an annular valve member to open a port in the well annulus above the inflated packer element.
  • a thin walled secondary opening sleeve is sheared to open this port.
  • the secondary opening sleeve being essentially a thin walled mandrel, is difficult to manufacture. Further, when the tool is positioned in the wellbore, there may be some bending of the tool which can cause the annular valve member or secondary opening sleeve to bind and not open as desired. This problem is addressed in Stepp et al. U. S. Patent No. 5,109,925, also assigned to the assignee of the present invention, in which the annular valve member or secondary opening sleeve is replaced by a secondary rupture disc which is designed to burst or rupture at the predetermined pressure.
  • Streich et al. provides an apparatus which is well adapted for use in slim hole completions and those applications which necessitate the sealing off of the annulus between the casing string and the borehole, while eliminating the binding problems which can result due to slight bending of the tool.
  • the apparatus has the disadvantage of being relatively expensive to manufacture due in part to the need to attach a long packer to the cementer by means of a specially designed coupling.
  • the present invention solves this problem by providing an external cementer configuration with a lengthened mandrel such that the packer element can be assembled directly onto the mandrel.
  • the top end of the packer element overlaps with a closing sleeve to allow a path for fluid to enter the packer from the cementing portion and thereby inflate the packer element.
  • This design allows for a reduced number of parts, simpler assembly, and reduced manufacturing costs relative to the previous external sleeve designs.
  • the present invention results in an apparatus which is much shorter than the device of Streich et al. and therefore is less expensive to package, transport and handle.
  • a cementing tool apparatus for use in a well bore, said apparatus comprising: a mandrel having an inner passage defined therethrough and having an outer surface; an inflatable packer portion disposed around said outer surface of said mandrel; inflation passageway means for providing communication between said inner passage in said mandrel and said packer portion when opened; pressure relief means upstream of said packer portion for opening in response to a predetermined pressure after inflation of said packer portion and thereby placing said inner passage in said mandrel in communication with the well bore; an outer closure sleeve slidably received about said outer surface of said mandrel proximate said packer portion and movable between an open position wherein said pressure relief means provides communication between said inner passage and the well bore when said pressure relief means is opened and a closed position wherein communication between said inner passage and the well bore is prevented; and wherein said packer portion comprises a packer shoe slidably disposed around a portion of said outer closure sleeve.
  • the inflation passageway means may comprise a port defined through a wall of said mandrel, said port being in communication with said pressure relief means.
  • the pressure relief means may comprise rupture means for rupturing in response to said predetermined pressure.
  • the pressure relief means may be disposed in a port defined in said outer closure sleeve.
  • the apparatus may further comprise a guide ring disposed on said mandrel for guiding said packer shoe as said packer shoe is moved relative to said mandrel.
  • Check valve means may be disposed between said packer shoe and said mandrel for allowing movement of fluid into said packer portion for inflation thereof while preventing deflation thereof.
  • Valve retaining means may be engaged with said packer shoe for preventing relative movement between said check valve means and said packer shoe.
  • the apparatus may further comprise: an opening sleeve slidably received in said inner passage of said mandrel and movable between a closed position wherein said inflation passageway means is closed and an open position wherein said inflation passageway means is open; an inner operating sleeve slidably received in said mandrel and movable between said first and second positions relative to said mandrel; and inner locking means for transferring a dosing force from said operating sleeve to said closure sleeve and thereby moving said closure sleeve to its closed position as said operating sleeve moves from its first position to its second position.
  • An anchor ring may be disposed in said mandrel adjacent to a mandrel groove defined in said mandrel.
  • the anchor ring may define a ring groove therein having a shallow portion and a relatively deeper portion.
  • a retainer ring may be disposed in said ring groove such that when said retainer ring is aligned with said deeper portion, said anchor ring may be moved longitudinally in said mandrel without interference of said retainer ring with said mandrel. When the retainer ring is aligned with said shallow portion, radially inward movement of said retainer ring may be prevented.
  • the retainer ring may be outwardly biased such that it will engage said mandrel groove when aligned therewith.
  • Movement of said opening sleeve may be limited by engagement thereof with said anchor ring.
  • the invention provides a stage cementer with an integral inflation packer and an improved means for retaining or locking an internal seat, such as an anchor ring, in the apparatus.
  • the apparatus is used in the downhole cementing of well casing.
  • a stage cementer apparatus comprising a mandrel having an inner passage defined therethrough and having an outer surface, an inflatable packer portion disposed around the outer surface of the mandrel, and an inflation passageway means for providing communication between the inner passage in the mandrel and the packing means when open.
  • the inflation passageway means comprises an annulus defined between the packer portion and the mandrel.
  • the apparatus further comprises an opening sleeve slidably received in the mandrel and movable between a closed position wherein the inflation passageway means is closed and an open position wherein the inflation passageway means is open, pressure relief means upstream of the packer portion for opening in response to a predetermined pressure after inflation of the packer portion and thereby placing the inner passage in the mandrel in communication with a well annulus, and an outer closure sleeve slidably received about the outer surface of the mandrel and movable between an open position wherein the pressure relief means provides communication between the inner passage and the well annulus when the pressure relief means is opened and a closed position wherein communication between the inner passage and the well annulus is prevented.
  • the stage cementer additionally comprises an inner operating sleeve slidably received in the mandrel and movable between first and second positions relative to the mandrel, and inner locking means operably associated with both the operating sleeve and the closure sleeve for transferring a closing force from the operating sleeve to the closure sleeve and thereby moving the closure sleeve to its closed position as the operating sleeve moves from its first position to its second position.
  • the inflation passageway means also comprises a port defined through a wall of the mandrel. This port is in communication with the pressure relief means.
  • the pressure relief means preferably comprises rupture means for rupturing in response to the predetermined pressure, and in one embodiment, the rupture means comprises a rupture disc adapted for rupturing outwardly.
  • the pressure relief means is preferably disposed in a port defined in the outer closure sleeve.
  • the packer portion of the apparatus comprises a packer shoe slidably disposed around a portion of the outer closure sleeve.
  • a guide ring is disposed on the mandrel for guiding the packer shoe as the packer shoe is moved relative to the mandrel.
  • the packer portion further comprises another packer shoe lockingly engaged with the mandrel.
  • a guide ring disposed on the mandrel is adapted for guiding the slidable packer shoe as the slidable packer shoe is moved relative to the mandrel.
  • a check valve means disposed between the slidable packer shoe and the mandrel allows movement of fluid into the packer portion for inflation thereof while preventing deflation of the packer portion.
  • a retaining means disposed within the slidable packer shoe is provided for preventing relative movement between the check valve means and the slidable packer shoe.
  • the position of the closure sleeve about which the packer shoe is slidably disposed may be a reduced diameter portion of said closure sleeve.
  • the packer shoe may comprise an upper packer shoe, and a lower packer shoe lockingly engaged with the mandrel.
  • the packer portion may comprise a bladder having an elastomeric outer packer element and an inner metal element.
  • the present invention may also be described as a cementing tool apparatus comprising a mandrel having an inner passage defined therethrough and having an outer surface, an opening sleeve slidably received in the mandrel and movable between a closed position and an open position, passageway means adapted for communication with the inner passage when the opening sleeve is in the open position, an anchor ring disposed in the mandrel, a retainer ring for engaging the anchor ring and the mandrel, and locking means for locking the anchor ring and thereby limiting movement of the opening sleeve when the opening sleeve is moved to the open position thereof such that the anchor ring is locked with respect to the mandrel and disengagement of the retainer ring between the anchor ring and the mandrel is prevented.
  • the locking means may be characterized by the mandrel defining a mandrel groove thereon and the anchor ring defining a ring groove thereon with the ring groove comprising a deep portion and a shallow portion.
  • the deep portion is sized such that when the retainer ring is aligned with the deep portion, the anchor ring may be moved longitudinally in the mandrel so that the retainer ring may be aligned with the mandrel groove and engaged therewith.
  • the shallow portion is sized such that when the retainer ring is aligned with the shallow portion, radially inward movement of the retainer ring is prevented whereby further longitudinal movement of the anchor ring is also prevented.
  • the shallow portion is preferably located longitudinally above the deep portion.
  • Apparatus 10 generally comprises an upper, cementer portion 12 and a lower, packer portion 14.
  • Apparatus 10 includes a substantially tubular mandrel 16 which extends through both cementer portion 12 and packer portion 14.
  • Mandrel 16 has an internally threaded surface 18 at the upper end thereof adapted for connection to a casing string.
  • Mandrel 16 defines an inner passage 20 therein, at least partially defined by a first bore 22, a slightly smaller second bore 23, a third bore 25 and a fourth bore 27 in the mandrel.
  • Mandrel 16 has a first outer surface 24 and a slightly smaller second outer surface 26 below the first outer surface. At least one transversely disposed mandrel port 28 is defined through the wall of mandrel 16 and extends between bore 22 and second outer surface 26. As will be further discussed herein, mandrel port 28 is used as an inflation port forming part of an inflation passageway means 30 and as a cementing port. As will be further described herein, inflation passageway means 30 provides communication between inner passage 20 in mandrel 16 and packer portion 14.
  • slots 32 are also defined in mandrel 16. Slots 32 are preferably disposed above mandrel port 28.
  • Apparatus 10 includes an outer, external closing sleeve 34 having a first bore 36 which is concentrically, closely, slidably received about second outer surface 26 of mandrel 16.
  • Closure sleeve 34 also has a slightly larger second bore 38 therein such that an annulus 40 is defined between second bore 38 and second outer surface 26 of mandrel 16.
  • annulus 40 also forms a portion of inflation passageway means 30 and is in communication with mandrel port 28.
  • Closure sleeve 34 is movable relative to mandrel 16 between an open position, as seen in FIG. 1A. and a closed position wherein mandrel port 28 is covered and closed by the closure sleeve, as will be further described herein.
  • a support ring 42 is threadingly engaged with mandrel 16 above closure sleeve 34 and acts as an upper stop for the closure sleeve.
  • a sealing means such as an upper seal 44 and a lower seal 46, provides sealing engagement between closure sleeve 34 and second outer surface 26 of mandrel 16.
  • Upper seal 44 is always positioned above slots 32.
  • lower seal 46 is disposed between slots 32 and mandrel port 28.
  • Closure sleeve 34 has a first outer surface 48 and a smaller second outer surface 50 below the first outer surface. At least a portion of second outer surface 50 is slidably received within first bore 52 defined in an upper packer shoe 54 of packer portion 14.
  • upper packer shoe 54 of packer portion 14 acts as a housing for slidably receiving the lower end of closure sleeve 34 of cementer portion 12, and it may be said that cementer portion 12 and packer portion 14 overlap.
  • a sealing means such as O-ring 56, provides sealing engagement between closure sleeve 34 and upper packer shoe 54.
  • a lock ring 58 is carried by the lower end of closure sleeve 34 below O-ring 56.
  • Lock ring 58 is adapted for lockingly engaging an undercut groove 60 on mandrel 16 so that, when closure sleeve 34 is moved to its closed position, lock ring 58 will lock the closure sleeve in this position.
  • An annular groove 62 is defined in closure sleeve 34 and generally faces inwardly toward slots 32.
  • Closure sleeve 34 also defines a transversely disposed first threaded sleeve port 66 and a second threaded sleeve port 68.
  • First threaded sleeve port 66 is in communication with mandrel port 28, and as will be further described herein, acts as a pressure relief in cementing the port.
  • First and second sleeve ports 66 and 68 will be seen to be in communication with annulus 40.
  • a pressure relief means 70 is threadingly engaged with first sleeve port 66, and a pressure equalizing means 72 is threadingly engaged with second sleeve port 68.
  • pressure relief means 70 is illustrated as a rupture means characterized by a rupture disc 74 which is attached to a rupture disc retainer 76 by means such as braising or welding. Rupture disc retainer 76 is threaded into first sleeve port 66.
  • pressure equalizing means 72 is characterized by a back check valve assembly 72.
  • Back check valve assembly 72 includes a valve seat 78 which has a plurality of openings 80 defined therethrough and is threadingly engaged with second sleeve port 68.
  • a flexible valve member 82 is attached to the inside of valve seat 78 by a fastening means, such as a screw 84. It will be seen by those skilled in the art that due to the flexibility of valve member 82, fluid may flow inwardly through valve equalizing means 72 but outward flow is prevented. This prevents an undesired pressure differential across rupture disc 74 in pressure relief means 70 as the tool is run into the well bore. That is, pressure equalizing means 72 insures that the pressure on both sides of rupture disc 74 is equalized and rupture disc 74 will not be ruptured inwardly by pressure from the well bore.
  • apparatus 10 includes an inner operating sleeve 86 which is slidably received in second bore 23 in mandrel 16.
  • Operating sleeve 86 is slidable between the first position relative to mandrel 16, as seen in FIG. 1A, and a second position corresponding to the closed position of closure sleeve 34, as will be further described herein.
  • a plurality of shear pins 88 initially hold operating sleeve 86 in its first position.
  • a sealing means such as O-ring 90, provides sealing engagement between operating sleeve 86 and mandrel 16.
  • a plurality of pins 92 extend through slots 32 in mandrel 16 and are fixably connected to operating sleeve 86 and closure sleeve 34 for common longitudinal movement relative to mandrel 16 throughout the entire movement of operating sleeve 86 from its first position to its second position. Since pins 92 fixedly connect operating sleeve 86 to closure sleeve 34, there is no lost longitudinal motion of operating sleeve 86 relative to closure sleeve 34 as the operating sleeve moves downwardly to close mandrel port 28 with closure sleeve 34.
  • Each pin 92 is threadingly engaged with a threaded opening 94 in operating sleeve 86 and extends through slot 32 in mandrel 16 to tightly engage groove 62 in closure sleeve 34.
  • Pins 92 and their engagement with operating sleeve 86 and closure sleeve 34 may all be referred to as an interlocking means, and more particularly to a mechanical means, extending through slots 32 and operably associated with both the operating sleeve and the closure sleeve for transferring a closing force from the operating sleeve to the closure sleeve, and thereby moving closure sleeve 34 to its closed position as operating sleeve 86 moves from its first position and its second position.
  • Pins 92 also serve to hold operating sleeve 86 so that it will not rotate as operating sleeve 86 is later drilled out of mandrel 16 after the cementing job is completed.
  • Apparatus 10 further includes an internal lower opening sleeve 96 slidably received in second bore 23 of mandrel 16 below operating sleeve 86. Opening sleeve 96 is slidable between a closed position as shown in FIG. 1A covering mandrel port 28 and an open position wherein mandrel port 28 is uncovered by opening sleeve 96 as the opening sleeve moves downwardly relative to mandrel 16. It is noted that when opening sleeve 96 is in its closed position as shown in FIG. 1A, operating sleeve 86 is simultaneously in its first position, and inner passage 20 of mandrel 16 is in fluid pressure communication with bore 36 of closure sleeve 34 between seals 44 and 46. This is because there is no seal between the lower end of operating sleeve 86 and mandrel 16.
  • Opening sleeve 96 is a plug operated sleeve having an annular seat 98 defined on its upper end which is constructed for engagement by a pump-down or free-fall plug (not shown) of a kind known in the art.
  • a plurality of shear pins 100 initially hold opening sleeve 96 in its closed position.
  • a sealing means such as upper and lower O-rings 102 and 104, provides sealing engagement between opening sleeve 96 and bore 23 of mandrel 16 above and below mandrel port 28, respectively, when the opening sleeve is in its closed position.
  • An anchor ring 106 is disposed in fourth bore 27 of mandrel 16 and is spaced below opening sleeve 96 when the opening sleeve is in its closed position.
  • Anchor ring 106 is locked into position by a retainer ring 108 of a kind known in the art such as disclosed in U. S. Patent No. 5,178,216 to Giroux and Brandell, assigned to the assignee of the present invention.
  • retainer ring 108 is disposed in a retainer ring groove or mandrel groove 110 in fourth bore 27 of mandrel 16.
  • Retainer ring 108 is radially outwardly biased by natural spring resiliency of the retainer ring.
  • retainer ring 108 is also disposed in a ring groove 112 defined in the outer surface of anchor ring 106.
  • Groove 112 has a relatively shallow upper portion 114 and a relatively deeper lower portion 116.
  • retainer ring 108 is compressed so that it fits in deeper lower portion 116 of groove 112.
  • Lower portion 116 of groove 112 is dimensioned so that retainer ring 108 may be disposed therein such that anchor ring 106 may be passed downwardly through bore 22 in mandrel 16 without interference.
  • retainer ring 108 will spring outwardly to engage retainer ring groove 110.
  • retainer ring 108 cannot be deflected radially inwardly because the inside diameter thereof is preferably just large enough to fit in shallow upper portion 114 of groove 112.
  • retainer ring 108 cannot be forced out of retainer ring groove 110.
  • This interaction of retainer ring 108 with shallow upper portion 114 of groove 112 represents an improved seat retaining means for retaining anchor ring 106 in mandrel 116.
  • a sealing means such as O-ring 118, provides sealing engagement between anchor ring 106 and mandrel 16.
  • opening sleeve 96 when opening sleeve 96 is moved to its open position, as further described herein, it moves downwardly until it abuts anchor ring 106.
  • a lower end 120 of opening sleeve 96 acts as a lug which is received within an upwardly facing recess 122 on anchor ring 106 when the opening sleeve is moved to its closed position. This prevents opening sleeve 96 from rotating relative to anchor ring 106 in mandrel 16 at a later time when the internal components are drilled out of mandrel 16.
  • a lug 124 on the upper end of opening sleeve 96 is received within a downwardly facing recess 126 on the lower end of operating sleeve 86 when the opening sleeve is in its open position and the operating sleeve is moved to its second position. This prevents operating sleeve 86 from rotating relative to opening sleeve 96 in mandrel 16 at a later time when the internal components are drilled out of the mandrel.
  • anchor ring 106 is prevented from rotating by wedging action of retainer ring 108 in groove 112. This action is described in the previously mentioned U. S. Patent No. 5,178,216.
  • a stop ring 130 is disposed in annular passageway 128 and is engaged with a groove 132 on the outer surface of mandrel 16. Stop ring 130 is an inwardly biased retainer ring and is adapted for sliding engagement within first bore 52 of upper packer shoe 54 as the upper packer shoe moves downwardly as hereinafter described. Fluid is free to flow downwardly through annular passageway 128 past stop ring 130.
  • a check valve retainer ring 134 is disposed in annular passageway means 128 and is engaged with a groove 136 on the inside of upper packer shoe 54.
  • Check valve retainer ring 134 is a radially outwardly biased retainer ring and is adapted to allow fluid flow therepast through annular passageway 128.
  • a check valve 138 is disposed in annular passageway 128 adjacent to check valve retainer ring 134.
  • Check valve 138 sealingly engages outer surface 140 of mandrel 16.
  • Check valve 138 is of a kind known in the art and allows fluid flow downwardly through annular passageway 128 while preventing upward fluid flow.
  • packer portion 14 of apparatus 10 further comprises a metal bladder packer 142 which includes an outer, elastomeric sealing element 144 and an inner, metal element 146. Sealing element 144 and metal element 146 are attached at their upper ends to upper packer shoe 54 in a manner known in the art and at their lower ends to a lower packer shoe 148.
  • An annulus 150 is defined between metal element 146 and outer surface 140 of mandrel 16. Annulus 150 forms a portion of inflation passageway means 30.
  • Lower packer shoe 148 has a first bore 152 therein which generally faces outer surface 140 of mandrel 16 and a smaller second bore 154 which faces another, smaller outer surface 156 of mandrel 16. Upward movement of lower packer shoe 148 with respect to mandrel 16 is prevented by a shoulder 158 on the mandrel which extends between outer surfaces 140 and 156.
  • a sealing means such as O-ring 160, provides sealing engagement between lower packer shoe 148 and mandrel 16.
  • a packer backup ring 162 is attached to mandrel 16 at threaded connection 164.
  • Backup ring 162 is adapted to engage lower packer shoe 148 and prevent downward movement thereof with respect to mandrel 16.
  • a set screw 166 prevents undesired rotation of backup ring 162.
  • mandrel 16 has a threaded outer surface 168 which is adapted for connection to casing string below apparatus 10 as desired.
  • Packer 10 is made up as part of the casing string which is run into the well bore in a manner known in the art. Apparatus 10 is in the configuration shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B when run into the well bore.
  • Cementing of the first or bottom stage below apparatus 10 is carried out in a manner known in the art. This places cement between the casing and the well bore at a location below apparatus 10.
  • opening sleeve 96 is actuated. This is accomplished by dropping into the casing a pump-down or free-fall opening plug (not shown) of a kind known in the art. The opening plug engages annular seat 98 on opening sleeve 96.
  • anchor ring 106 When opening sleeve 96 engages anchor ring 106, anchor ring 106 will be moved downwardly slightly so that shallow upper portion 114 of groove 112 in anchor ring 106 is aligned with retainer ring 108, as previously described. When in this position, retainer ring 108 cannot be deflected radially inwardly no matter how much force is applied to anchor ring 106. Thus, anchor ring 106 cannot become disengaged, as is possible with prior art devices of this type.
  • fluid passes through inflation passageway means 30 to inflatable packer portion 14. That is, fluid passes from inner passage 20 through mandrel port 28 into annulus 40, then through annular passageway 128 to check valve 138. The fluid flows past check valve 138 into annulus 150 inside packer portion 14. Check valve 138 insures that there is no back flow out of inflatable packer portion 14. As bladder 142 inflates, upper packer shoe 54 slides downwardly with respect to closing sleeve 34 and mandrel 16, allowing sealing element 144 to be brought into sealing engagement with the well bore.
  • rupture disc 74 of pressure relief means 70 will rupture outwardly. It will be seen that this places first sleeve port 66 in closure sleeve 34 and mandrel port 28 in communication with the well annulus. Then cement for the second stage cementing can be pumped down the casing with the displacing fluids located therebelow being circulated through aligned ports 28 and 66 and back up the well annulus. A bottom cementing plug (not shown) may be run below the cement, and a top cementing plug (not shown) is run at the upper extremity of the cement, in a manner known in the art.
  • the bottom plug if any, will seat against operating sleeve 86, and further pressure applied to the cement column will rupture a rupture disc in the bottom cementing plug. The cement will then flow through the bottom cementing plug and through aligned ports 28 and 66 and upwardly through the well annulus.
  • Second outer surface 50 on closure sleeve 34 slides downwardly within upper packer shoe 54. Downward movement of operating sleeve 86 and closure sleeve 34 stops when the lower end of operating sleeve 86 engages the top of opening sleeve 96 and the lower end of closure sleeve 34 contacts stop ring 130.
  • the upper and lower cementing plugs, operating sleeve 86, opening sleeve 96, and anchor ring 106 can all be drilled out of mandrel 16 leaving a smooth bore through apparatus 10.
  • the components to be drilled out may be made of easily drillable material, such as aluminum. Since all of the components are non-rotatably locked to each other and to mandrel 16, as previously described, drilling out of the components is further aided.
  • stage cementer with integral inflation packer apparatus of the present invention is well adapted to carry out the ends and advantages mentioned, as well as those inherent therein.

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  1. Un appareil à outil de cimentation (10) à utiliser dans un trou de forage, ledit appareil (10) comprenant : un mandrin (16) ayant un passage intérieur (20) délimité à travers et ayant une surface extérieure (24,26) ; une partie packer gonflable (14) disposée autour de ladite surface extérieure dudit mandrin (16) ; des moyens de passage de gonflage (30) pour assurer la communication entre ledit passage intérieur (20) dans ledit mandrin (16) et ladite partie packer (14) à l'ouverture ; des moyens détendeurs de pression (70) qui s'ouvrent en réponse à une pression prédéterminée après le gonflage de ladite partie packer (14) et mettent ainsi ledit passage intérieur (20) dans ledit mandrin (16) en communication avec le trou de forage ; un manchon à fermeture extérieure (34) reçu de façon coulissante autour de ladite surface extérieure dudit mandrin (16) et qui peut se déplacer entre une position ouverte en laquelle lesdits moyens détenteurs de pression (70) assurent la communication entre ledit passage intérieur (20) et le trou de forage lorsque lesdits moyens détendeurs de pression (70) sont ouverts et une position fermée en laquelle toute communication est impossible entre ledit passage intérieur (20) et le trou de forage ; caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens détendeurs de pression (70) sont situés en amont de ladite partie packer, ledit manchon à fermeture extérieure (34) est à proximité de ladite partie packer, et ladite partie packer (14) comprend un sabot de packer (54,148) disposé de façon coulissante autour d'une partie dudit manchon à fermeture extérieure (34).
  2. Appareil selon la revendication 1, dans lequel lesdits moyens de passage de gonflage (30) comprennent un orifice (28) défini à travers une paroi dudit mandrin (16), ledit orifice (28) étant en communication avec lesdits moyens détendeurs de pression (70).
  3. Appareil selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel lesdits moyens détendeurs de pression (70) comprennent des moyens de rupture (74,76) qui se rompent en réponse à ladite pression prédéterminée.
  4. Appareil selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, dans lequel lesdits moyens détendeurs de pression (70) sont disposés dans un orifice (66) défini dans ledit manchon à fermeture extérieure (34).
  5. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, qui comprend de plus un anneau de guidage disposé sur ledit mandrin (16) pour guider ledit sabot de packer (54,148) lorsque ledit sabot de packer (54,148) est déplacé relativement audit mandrin (16).
  6. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, qui comprend de plus un clapet antiretour (72) disposé entre ledit sabot de packer (54,148) et ledit mandrin (16) pour rendre possible le mouvement d'un fluide dans ladite partie packer (14) pour son gonflage tout en empêchant son dégonflage.
  7. Appareil selon la revendication 6, qui comprend de plus des moyens de retenue de soupape (134) engagés avec ledit sabot de packer (54,148) pour empêcher tout mouvement relatif entre ledit clapet antiretour (72) et ledit sabot de packer (54,148).
  8. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, qui comprend de plus : un manchon à ouverture (96) reçu de façon coulissante dans ledit passage intérieur (20) dudit mandrin (16) et pouvant se déplacer entre une position fermée en laquelle lesdits moyens de passage de gonflage (30) sont fermés et une position ouverte en laquelle lesdits moyens de passage de gonflage (30) sont ouverts ; un manchon de commande intérieur (86) reçu de façon coulissante dans ledit mandrin (16) et qui peut être déplacé entre lesdites première et deuxième positions relativement audit mandrin (16); et des moyens de verrouillage intérieur (59) pour transférer une force de fermeture depuis ledit manchon de commande (86) audit manchon à fermeture (34) et déplaçant ainsi ledit manchon à fermeture (34) jusqu'à sa position fermée lorsque ledit manchon de commande (86) se déplace depuis sa première position jusqu'à sa deuxième position.
  9. Appareil selon la revendication 8, qui comprend de plus : un anneau d'ancrage (106) disposé dans ledit mandrin (16) à proximité d'une rainure de mandrin (110) définie dans ledit mandrin (16), ledit anneau d'ancrage (106) définissant à l'intérieur une rainure annulaire (112) ayant: une partie peu profonde (114) ; et une partie relativement plus profonde (116) ; et un anneau de retenue (108) disposé dans ladite rainure annulaire (112) de sorte que, lorsque ledit anneau de retenue (108) est aligné avec ladite partie plus profonde (116), ledit anneau d'ancrage (106) peut être déplacé longitudinalement dans ledit mandrin (16) sans que ledit mandrin (16) gêne ledit anneau de retenue (108) ; et lorsque ledit anneau de retenue (108) est aligné avec ladite partie peu profonde (114), tout mouvement radial vers l'intérieur dudit anneau de retenue (108) est empêché; ledit anneau de retenue (108) étant rappelé vers l'extérieur de sorte à s'engager avec ladite rainure de mandrin (110) lorsqu'il est aligné avec celle-ci.
  10. Appareil selon la revendication 9, dans lequel le mouvement dudit manchon à ouverture (96) est limité par son engagement avec ledit anneau d'ancrage (106).
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